2018 St. Aloysius/St Francis Alumni Banquet

Our 2018 St. Aloysius and St. Francis Alumni Banquet was held this past Saturday, April 28, 2018.  The social was at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. at Farrell Hall.  (Click on pictures to enlarge)

Myrtle Loviza (Class of 1959) and husband, Bobby Alvarado.

Michael Hosemann (Class of 1958) and myself, Marian Ann Love (Class of  1959)  I was so happy to see Michael after 10 long years.  He was my very first boyfriend in high school and we have remained friends all through the years. 

 Michael and I back in the 50's!

(Class of 1957) Wayne McMasters with his wife, Mary Nell, Mary Pat Booth Fulton, Linda Jones Styron and her husband, Rad and Shirley Farish.  

Beautifully decorated table and delicious food.  

Program

St. Aloysius Hign School and Saint Francis Academy shields.

The Class of 2018 roll call.

Myrtle Loviza Alvarado, Billie Price Clarke and myself, Marian Ann Love.

Jeanette Jones Ring (Class of 1969) and husband, Charlie Ring (Class of 1968)

Class of 1958 classmates.

Class of 1958 with their spouses.

I took this picture Saturday night after our 2018 St. Aloysius/St. Francis Alumni Banquet of the Statue of Hebe, the Greek Goddess of Eternal Youth, holding a cup that drips water into the Bloom Fountain in the Vicksburg Memorial Rose Garden. The fountain was bequeathed in 1926 by Louis Bloom, a prominent Vicksburg businessman at a cost of $6,500 by Albert Weibian Granite Company of New Orleans. The Old Court House Museum can be seen in the distant which was a landmark during the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863. It was built in 1858.

St. Aloysius/St. Francis Alumni Banquet & 59 Years

Our St. Aloysius/St. Francis Annual Alumni Banquet will be held this coming Saturday, April 28, 2018.  Mass will be at St. Paul Catholic Church at 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm Social/7:00 pm Alumni Banquet at Farrell Hall. 

I'm looking forward to seeing my classmates and it will be 59 years since we graduated in the Class of 1959.  In the last 9 years, we have lost three of our classmates at St. Francis Xavier Academy;  Katherine Meyer Turcotte, Marie Braun Yowan, and Vera Marshall Brown.  We have lost four classmates from St. Aloysius; Roy "Skeeter" Turcotte, Larry Miller, Walter Little and Phillip Doiron.  May they all Rest In Peace.  

Next year we will celebrate our 60th Class Reunion.  I hope we will have a good turnout for both. 

Here is a video to cheer us up and I know we can't boogie like this anymore but we can enjoy watching others have a good time.   



Contact Kristi Smith, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs, at (601) 630-9762 or kristi.amith@vicksburgcatholic.org  Pay dues online at www.vicksburgcatholic.org then click "Giving"

Prayers For Sister Mary Patricia Parker

Sister Mary Patricia Parker fell recently and broke her leg/hip.  Dr. Porter is her physician and she is at Heritage House Nursing Home at 3103 Wisconsin Avenue, Vicksburg, MS, for rehab for several weeks.  The break was bad and she needs a lot of nursing care.  The Sisters of Mercy want to move her to St. Louis as soon as she is able to make the trip.  Please keep her in your prayers at this time.  

We, therefore, pray that God will bless her with his loving care, renew her strength, and heal her.  Amen

Prayers For Classmate Ina Lott Whittington

Please keep our Classmate Ina Lott Whittington in your prayers tomorrow.  She will be having hip surgery at 9:00 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS by a specialist.  This will be the third attempt to fix her hip and hopefully without complications so she can walk again.  I will be keeping you posted on her progress here.  May the healing power of Christ be with you, Ina! 

4-11-2018 - Update: Ina Whittington's surgery went well but there was a lot of infection and she will need another surgery later according to her daughter, Rhonda. Please continue to keep Ina in your prayers as she recovers from this surgery. I know the family thanks you for all your prayers today.

4-12-2018 - ANOTHER Update: Ina is stable now after being put in ICU last night when her BP dropped in recovery. Hopefully, she will be moved to a regular room soon. Please keep the prayers coming!

4-12-2018 - Update (5:15pm):  Update: Ina is out of ICU and in a room now. Please keep the prayers coming while she recovers from surgery. Thank you and thank The Good Lord!

4-13-2018 - I spoke with Ina today and she told me that she had 2-1/2 pts. of blood surgery day, yesterday 2 pts. and more blood today.  She is still in pain.  Please continue prayers for our classmate, Ina.  

4-19-2018 - Update: Our Classmate, Ina was transferred to Vicksburg Convalescent Home yesterday afternoon for rehab. Please continue to keep her in your prayers as she recovers. She will need another hip surgery at a later date. 

4-24-2018 - Ina will be transported tomorrow to UMMC in Jackson, MS for a follow-up with her Doctor.  Her address to send a greeting is 109 Colonial Drive, Vicksburg, MS  39180. I know it will cheer her up.  Please continue to pray for Ina that she will get a good report from her Doctor and recover so she can have one more surgery to be able to walk again.

4-30-2018 - Update:  Ina was not transported to UMMC as scheduled for a follow-up.  The intent was that the transporter was to come back and pick Ina up but the person that was taken ahead of her was put in the hospital and there was not enough time to make another trip back to Jackson.  So she has been re-scheduled this Thursday, May 3rd.  Please keep Ina in your prayers and hopefully, things will work out in her favor to see the UMMC Doctor for a follow-up this week. 

5-17-2018 - Update:  Ina had an appointment at UMMC yesterday and they did a lot of tests and changed her medication.  She goes back next week to see the surgeon and if the tests went well they may have the next surgery in two weeks but will not know until the next week's appointment.  Please continue to keep our classmate in your prayers that all the tests come back normal to get the go-ahead for surgery so she can start rehab and walk again.  

5-30-2018 - Update:  Ina's hip was not completely healed and the surgeon wants her to start rehab by putting her foot on the floor for another month.  She will go home at the end of June and will have further tests done and if all goes well he will schedule her final hip surgery in July.  Please continue your prayers. 

6-23-2018 - Update:  Ina is still in the Vicksburg Convalescent Home on Cherry Street and getting rehab for her hip/leg.  She has had a couple of infections of C-Diff during her stay and if all goes well she will go back for more tests to see the Doctor soon.  If her hip is healing well then the surgeon will schedule her final surgery hopefully, next month.  Please continue to keep the prayers coming for her recovery. 

7-09-2018 - Update:  Ina is still recovering in the Vicksburg Convalescent Home on Cherry Streat and getting rehab for her hip/leg.  The C-Diff infection has cleared up.  Thursday morning there will be a staff meeting with the family to see if she will be staying another month or go home for 60 more days with home health.  She will also be going to UMMC for tests Thursday afternoon to see if her hip is healing so the surgeon can proceed in getting her hip fixed.  She has been getting out of bed and walking with her walker a few steps so she is slowing making improvements.  Please continue the prayers coming for Ina.  Looks like it will be a long road to recovery for her. 

7-15-2018 - Update:  Ina will be spending 6 more weeks at the Vicksburg Convalescent Home for more nursing/rehab.  It was decided by Doctor/Nurses that she is not able to return home.  Her appointment was canceled last Thursday afternoon and re-scheduled for July 31st for x-rays on her hip to see if it is healing before the has one more surgery for hip replacement.  Please continue prayers for Ina as she slowly recovers. 

8-04-2018 - Update:  Ina went to her appointment on Tuesday, July 31 and the x-rays showed she was healing.  The  Doctor advised her not to have another surgery in October and to just live with using a walker/cane because she lost a lot of blood and almost lost her.  Will leave the decision to the family.  She is still in the Vicksburg Convalescent Home getting rehab and able to walk in the hallway on a walker and slowly improving.  Please continue to say prayers for Ina's recovery.  

8-31-2018 - Update:  Ina came home today from the nursing home.  She is so excited and said, No Place Like Home!  She will still have to use a wheelchair and a walker but at least she is home for now.  Please keep Ina in your thoughts and prayers as she continues her recovery.